1:52 PM ET Pakistani fans breathe easy. Mohammad Abbas is confident he will not fall off the rails as so many promising Pakistani fast bowlers have before him. Abbas has made a record-breaking start to his Test career, but fans have been down this route before. In men such as Mohammad Zahid, Mohammad Asif and

4:50 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Michael Carberry’s stand-off with Leicestershire has come to an end by “mutual consent”, with the former England opener set to leave the club for which he hasn’t played since being axed as captain in May. Carberry, who moved to Grace Road late in the 2017 season, was named as captain

Oct 15, 2018 Toss Pakistan chose to bat v Australia Mir Hamza celebrates a wicket Getty Images Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, has won his second toss of the series and, much like in Dubai, had no hesitation in deciding to bat first. The pitch, like most others in the UAE, is expected to become more

1:29 PM ET Rules introduced last year will allow Pakistan to look into the option of calling up a substitute wicketkeeper in case captain Sarfraz Ahmed is unable to take the gloves on the second day of the second Test against Australia in Abu Dhabi. Sarfraz was hit on his left forearm by a Mitchell

5:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Coach Stuart Law has been suspended from West Indies’ first two ODIs against India, and will not be able to be with the team in the dressing room. Law was fined 100% of his match fee and earned three demerit points for a breach of the ICC’s code of conduct

6:54 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code. The charges relate to failure or refusal to cooperate with an Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation and obstructing or delaying an investigation, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information which may be relevant.

12:31 PM ET Liam Brickhill Results summary Cape Cobras moved to the top of the table after the second round of the 4-Day Franchise Series, beating Lions by an innings and 71 runs at the Wanderers in Johannesburg for their second win in two games. Their victory was set up by hundreds from Janneman Malan

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In “idol” Chris Gayle, Hazratullah Zazai had the perfect audience for his six-sixes-in-an-over show for Kabul Zwanan against Balkh Legends in an Afghanistan Premier League clash at Sharjah. Whether it was Gayle’s presence in the opposition or the target of 245 – it is irrelevant – Zazai went on a

3:39 PM ET Sharda UgraSenior Editor BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary is expected to represent the board at the ICC’s chief executives’ meeting to be held in Singapore this week, a task that would normally have fallen to its CEO Rahul Johri. The decision follows #MeToo allegations, made public on Friday, around Johri’s conduct with a

  shares Olly Stone bowls during a tour match © Getty Images Olly Stone, England quick and the newest member of the team’s expanding list of possible World Cup squad members, said he would “love to” play in the biggest one-day tournament going, and he perhaps has an outside chance, given his performance on Saturday.